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  2. VHS - Wikipedia

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    S VHS Recorder, Camcorder & Cassette. VHS (Video Home System) [1] [2] [3] is a standard for consumer-level analog video recording on tape cassettes, introduced in 1976 by the Victor Company of Japan (JVC). It was the dominant home video format throughout the tape media period throughout the 1980s and 1990s. [4] [5]

  3. Timeline of video formats - Wikipedia

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    VHS: Video Home System Analog video recording on tape cassettes. Beat Betamax to become the dominant format for home analog video. 1978 LaserDisc: Close-up of grooves on a LaserDisc Analog video that was read via laser stored on a 12 inch disc. 1981 Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED)

  4. Videotape format war - Wikipedia

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    "VCR"-format cassettes in case (left) and on own (right). A full-size CD is shown for scale. Size comparison between a Betamax cassette (top) and a VHS cassette (bottom) The videotape format war was a period of competition or "format war" of incompatible models of consumer-level analog video videocassette and video cassette recorders (VCR) in the late 1970s and the 1980s, mainly involving the ...

  5. Video tape tracking - Wikipedia

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    In the case of VHS, a linear control track at the tape's lower edge holds pulses that mark the beginning of every frame of video; these are used to fine-tune the tape speed during playback and to get the rotating heads exactly on their helical tracks rather than having them end up somewhere between two adjacent tracks. However, the exact ...

  6. List of cassette tape and cartridge tape formats - Wikipedia

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    PlayTape, a format similar to 8-track that was created by Frank Stanton HiPac , a format created by Pioneer as an alternative to 8-track to be used outside of North America Mini-Cassette , a small cassette tape cartridge developed by Phillips for dictation machines and data storage for the Philips P2000 home computer

  7. V/H/S (franchise) - Wikipedia

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    V/H/S is an American horror anthology franchise that includes seven found footage films, two spin-off films, and one miniseries.Created from an original story idea by Brad Miska, the plot centers around a number of disturbing VHS tapes that are discovered by innocent viewers and the possessive influence of the videos over those who see them.

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  9. Video Cassette Recording - Wikipedia

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    An N1500 video recorder, with wooden cabinet. Video Cassette Recording (VCR) is an early domestic analog recording format designed by Philips.It was the first successful consumer-level home videocassette recorder (VCR) system.